Car Accidents

A 16-year-old boy was killed and four college students and one other person were injured when a minivan jumped a curb and slammed into them near LaGuardia Community College earlier this morning. Tenzin Drudak, a high school student, was killed in this pedestrian accident with the van.  The van was apparently speeding to make it through

A 22 year-old man was killed as he crossed within the marked pedestrian crosswalk on the West Side Highway at 23rd Street earlier this morning.  The driver of the car left the scene of the accident without identifying themselve.   This is a second hit and run death car accident in the last week in

A bicyclist was killed earlier today in Brooklyn after being struck by two Hondas. He was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS workers.  The bicyclist, Victor Lopez, was riding his bicycle on New Utrecht Avenue after 5:00 am this morning when he was struck by a Honda heading in the opposite direction.  He was

A 76-year-old man was struck and killed by a drunk driver in Woodhaven.  The driver was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. The accident happened at the intersection of Jamaica Avenue and 80th Street. The elderly man, John Eberling, was pronounced dead on arrival at Jamaica Hospital. There have been a

Earlier this week, we told readers about a horrific car accident that claimed the lives of a husband and wife. The expectant couple was on their way to the hospital in a livery car when they were involved in the fatal car accident. We originally reported that the couple’s newborn baby survived the crash. Sadly,

A horrible car accident in Brooklyn earlier today killed two expectant young Orthodox Jewish parents who were heading to the hospital for a routine checkup. Miraculously, the baby was rescued by an cesarean section. The other car involved in the accident was a BMW and both the driver and a passenger ran on foot from

Most people in New York City step out of their homes and businesses assuming that they will have an uneventful walk to their next destination. However, new numbers from the Tri-State Transportation Campaign show that walking on New York City streets can be quite dangerous. Between 2009 and 2011, 451 pedestrians were killed in accidents

A New York bus company, based out of Chinatown, has been cited for serious safety problems with their buses.  State investigators have asked their Federal investigator counterparts to declare the bus company an “imminent hazard“, thereby closing the bus company. Notwithstanding this State and Federal exposure and pressure, the bus company named Fung Wah Bus

A pedestrian walking on the sidewalk was killed by an SUV which jumped the curb and striking her as she left a store in Brooklyn yesterday.  She was immediately taken to a local emergency room where she was pronounced dead. The pedestrian happened to be a very succesful New Yorker, having been an Emmy Award

New York City residents and others living elsewhere know that smoking is bad for them. They also know that excessive tanning can lead to skin cancer. Despite the potential dangers, some people choose to ignore the warnings. The same can be said for distracted driving. In New York, laws prohibit drivers from using their cell